90% REVIEW: SCARPA SL ACTIV Kai Pantano November 22, 2016 Bushwalk & Camp, Reviews "THE LAND ROVER DEFENDER OF BOOTS" Scarpa have been making innovative, handmade footwear since they founded the company in Northern Italy in 1938. You would assume then, that by now they would know a thing or two about crafting a good boot. And you’d be...
Suunto Spartan Ultra Review: The 1st Few Weeks Ben & Alice August 15, 2016 Bike, Bushwalk & Camp, Climb, Fitness, Paddle, Reviews, Snow Sports 9 Comments The shiny new Suunto Spartan Ultra has just hit the shelves, and I’m stoked to have the opportunity to do some pre release testing for Paddy Pallin. Suunto is marketing the Spartan Ultra (and the rest of the new Spartan range) as a whole new kind of...
Top 3 Pieces of Outdoor Wear and Gear for Trekking in Nepal Mark Tipple August 2, 2016 Bushwalk & Camp, Central, Gear, Reviews, Tips, Travel I’m not going to lie, I’m probably the least capable person to be reviewing outdoor wear and hiking products. Before this trek came up the only trekking I had done was walking over a few headlands in South Australia to find new waves. Carrying a camera,...
First Look: Suunto Spartan Ultra Paddy July 12, 2016 Bike, Fitness, Reviews 2 Comments The long-awaited next generation of Suunto multisport watches will be hitting the Paddy Pallin stores in early August with pre order available now. The Suunto Spartan Ultra is the ultimate solution for the athletic and adventure multisport participant....
New Scarpa Proton ‘His & Hers’ Review Ben & Alice July 12, 2016 Fitness, Reviews If you’re into the outdoors, you’ll be familiar with the name ‘Scarpa’ - a family company based in Northern Italy, with a great tradition of quality and innovation. Having owned many pairs of their hiking, climbing and approach shoes over the years,...
98% The North Face 3 in 1 Triclimate Review Alex Cearns July 5, 2016 Antarctica & Arctic, Reviews As a wildlife photographer and frequent traveler, my ideal jacket is lightweight, functional and looks good in a multitude of locations. Versatility is high on my list of features as my diverse destinations this year stretched from one end of the globe, to...
Gloryfy Unbreakable Sunglasses Lachlan Gardiner June 21, 2016 Bushwalk & Camp, Climb, Reviews, Snow Sports Oh come on, seriously? how can they claim to be unbreakable... This was certainly my initial reaction to the Gloryfy eyewear range when I first saw it in June at the ORA trade-show last year. Of all the outdoor gear I own & use, few pieces of kit are a...
First Look: Patagonia Dirt Craft Shorts Zuzana Melicharova May 24, 2016 Bike, Reviews For many of us the name Patagonia is synonymous with outdoor adventure & quality. Founder Yvon Chouinard took his love for climbing and mountaineering from a humble hand-made piton business in the late 1950's and turned it into the eco-focused company...
The Icebreaker Corespun wear-test Pete Oswald May 3, 2016 Gear, Reviews Last Summer Icebreaker managed put a new twist on the ever popular Tech Lite 150 weight fabric by introducing their Corespun technology. By adding a nylon core to the fabric, Icebreaker have managed to add extra strength (now 40% greater then the industry...
90% REVIEW: Arc’teryx Theta AR GTX Julian Redmond April 6, 2016 Reviews UPDATED IMPRESSIONS – March 2016 From Lachlan: The original review below was written by Julian. Since then I’ve also had the chance to test out the Amazing Arc’teryx Theta AR. In February 2016 I spent 3 weeks on South Island of NZ for some alpine...